Tennessee § 29-14-102 - General power of courts.
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§ 29-14-102. General power of courts.
Courts of record within their respective jurisdictions have the power to declare rights, status, and other legal relations whether or not further relief is or could be claimed. No action or proceeding shall be open to objection on the ground that a declaratory judgment or decree is prayed for. The declaration may be either affirmative or negative in form and effect; and such declaration shall have the force and effect of a final judgment or decree. Acts 1923, ch. 29, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 4726a1; Code 1932, § 8835; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1102. Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), §§ 8, 548. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), §§ 385, 696. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 15 Tenn. Juris., Injunctions, § 21. Law Reviews. Constitutional Law — Bemis Pentecostal Church v. State: The Validity of Tennessee's Campaign Disclosure Act, 18 Mem. St. U. L. Rev. 324 (1989). Negligence — Res Ipsa Loquitur — Single-automobile Accident, 33 Tenn. L. Rev. 238. The Tennessee Court System — Chancery Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 281.
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Section 29-14-102 ("General power of courts.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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